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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SuperDave, post: 2413998, member: 1892&quot;]....and when you (not you personally, rzage) look at a &quot;realistic&quot; MS61 under the same circumstances, you&#039;d be thinking hard about 63 for this one. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>If you want an example of how convoluted and complex VAMming can get, this coin is a good start. Have a look next to the eagle&#039;s right leg, under the wing. See the triangular mark? That&#039;s considered a denticle impression, and if I have my attribution right this is a VAM-22A1. This reverse was used with three different obverses, two of which are now designated as VAM-22A1 and 22A2, and the third as VAM-12A &amp; B (two different obverse die states).</p><p><br /></p><p>And the VAM-12&#039;s were struck <b>between the two VAM-22&#039;s</b>. Welcome to VAMming, a work in progress. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is the earliest usage of the reverse, which should help to explain the quality of the strike. And any New Orleans Morgan with the center talon of the eagle&#039;s left foot that well-developed is a strong strike indeed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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